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Halo DS screens, videos finally revealed |
Listed in: Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 Tags: Matt Casamassina
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IGN Editor Matt Casamassina is a troubled man. To quote his latest blog entry: "My Halo DS blog has haunted me since I posted it because many people were skeptical of my claims. I wouldn't make something like that up, of course, but that hardly silenced any of my critics."
Now with Halo 3 fever creeping over the Cortana network that is the XBL community, Matt has finally proven to everyone the existence of a Halo DS. Yes, he does maintain that it was real. But see, the important thing to note here is that it will never see the light of day on retail. It was never officially released, and will never be officially released. The copy that IGN got was simply a tech demo.
Matt says that big names were involved in developing this kick-ass demo (which he previously mentioned played a lot like Metroid Prime: Hunters). The graphics are actually very good for a DS game, and really - to quote Matt again - "prove that Halo DS wasn't a garage project by a two-man team."
To get the full deal (and evidence) from Matt himself, check the videos below. Hey, we got the same kind of DS Lite!
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Bungie have mentioned some secret projects, that's no secret (haha), and who's to say a few of their technical didn't take a level and hotwire it into a Metroid engine as a proof of concept for a future project? Or any other number of possible scenarios.
Sure it could be fake, but do try keep an open mind.
And DS is only for 8 year olds? I won't make the same mistake of making a dumb blanket statement, but the DS has a surprising user base. I can't claim plenty of older people play it, but I do a LOT. Megaman and Zelda have seen me through many hours kicked back in a seat waiting for video to render when I work.
I reckon this is an awesome proof of concept, assuming that's actually running ON a DS (and not emulated), that's one hell of a frame rate, now I hope they are working on something, whatever that may be
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Nintendo isn't just for kids.
Sony isn't just for rich guys
Microsoft isn't just for people obsessed with FPS.
It was real, and why wouldn't they make it? Almost everyone who would care about this has a DS, well, except you obviously, I mean, we both know you're way too mature to enjoy a system made by Nintendo.
Microsoft dont have a handheld. They wouldn't lose out on this. They'd gain popularity through the Halo name growing, and make money from it. It's not going to replace Halo 3, and it's not going to be competing against a Microsoft handheld, so they've nothing to lose by doing it.
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And in response to your claim that 99% of DS owners are 8 yrs old, let's take a look at this pic from the Penny Arcade Expo:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/pax_07_2.jpg
Wow, look at all those "kids." And look at all those DS's. And how many 8 yr olds do you see there? How many PSPs?
Wow, just wow. You just might be the most misinformed person on the planet - good job.
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And yes Mohaas is an idiot he made it quite obvious. Microsoft wants money. If you put their money maker on one of the hottest selling items out there then that would have to be even more money don't you think? Why else would Viva Pinata find its way to the DS?
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But since Microsoft doesnt have a handheld on the market, they let there developers work on handheld titles like DS AND PSP titles.
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